November Coffee with FourThought: Rate Cuts, Earnings Surprises & What To Do Now

by | Nov 19, 2025

In this month’s Coffee with FourThought, Joel Johnson, Director of Financial Planning, Signature Division and Jake MacFarlane, Senior Research Analyst, discuss recent Federal Reserve developments, shifting rate-cut probabilities, the yield curve moving toward a more typical shape, and what the latest earnings season suggests across sectors. They also cover market breadth (MAG7 versus the rest of the S&P 500), mortgage rates relative to the 10-year Treasury, and provide a practical framework for portfolio decisions, including diversification, rebalancing, and evaluating fixed-income opportunities.

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